A review by chaos_carrie
The Unseen by Lilla Glass

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Unseen follows the stories of two assassins, two little girls, and one bored price. Elwyn just wants to disappear into “normal” life and seems to think she’s been successful… unfortunately not so much. Things just get more interesting when she becomes determined to save a lost little girl, who may not be exactly what she seems. All the while, a world away another little girl is hiding from her mother’s goblin friends while playing with her fae bestie, while wondering how a mortal like her got so lucky as to live here… Lots of mischief, adventure, and magic in this read!

While the audio narrator attempted to differentiate voice’s between characters and world, with the slow build at the start I struggled a bit to wrap my mind around the parallel and tangential storylines. It all came together in the end though.